Charlie Sheen -- the latest allegations are SCARY

DENVER (AP) -- Charlie Sheen's wife told police the actor pinned her on a bed, put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her in a Christmas Day fight in Aspen that began when she said she wanted a divorce.

An arrest warrant affidavit released Monday quotes Brooke Mueller Sheen as saying that the actor straddled her on a bed with one hand grasping her neck and the other holding the knife. She said Sheen told her: "You better be in fear. If you tell anybody, I'll kill you."

He also told her, "Your mother's money means nothing, I have ex-police I can hire who know how to get the job done and they won't leave any trace," according to the affidavit.

As we first reported, Mueller has recanted much of her story ... so her credibility has clearly come into serious question. In addition, as we also first reported, Mueller was legally drunk with a .13 blood alcohol level.

I'm not saying that she in any way deserved what happened, or brought it on herself. But his past history of drunkenness and abuse, plus wanting to get married so quickly after he got divorced the last time (=rebound)...well, those should have been really big red flags. It's very unfortunate that this happened but I can't say I'm all that surprised.

It's frightening how different he is from Emilio. I get that he's had all these troubles but did his father ever intervened?

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According to interviews he's given in the past, Martin says he's tried numerous times to help Charlie with his drug and other addictions. He's paid for stays at rehab facilities, but Charlie didn't stay for the program. At one point, Martin even reported a probation violation to the sherriff as a last resort because he thought it was the only way to get Charlie to stop a downward destructive spiral.

Martin has had issues with alcohol addiction himself, and says he stopped drinking with support from his faith and church, but he went to AA meetings to try to get some tools to find a way to try to reach Charlie.

Unfortunately, when people are dealing with addictions, there is only so much family and friends can do.

You&#8217;re dealing with a life-and-death situation. And the critical part of the equation is: are you willing to risk your child&#8217;s wrath? They are not going to like you. Don&#8217;t even think about them loving you. They&#8217;re going to call you the most vicious, obscene names. You have to be prepared for that.&#8221;

Just two weeks after wife Brooke Mueller began in-patient treatmentand two days after child services paid what was described as a "routine" visit to their residenceCharlie Sheen has also entered rehab. Again.

This time around, however, the sitcom star's decision to seek help (for an undisclosed cause) is being described by his rep as "a preventative measure."

There's also no word on who is caring for the couple's 11-month-old twins while their parents are away. However, Sheen's brother, Emilio Estevez, and Mueller's brother's family both live nearby and may help.

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I remember when my niece and nephew twins were 11-months-old. More than 'help' by others is needed at that age x 2 .

"A preventative measure"? Maybe to prevent him holding a knife to his wife's throat again?

I'm guessing that people don't generally walk into rehab facilities and say "Hey, I don't have a substance abuse problem, but just in case I do in the future, can I stay a few days?" If he's in rehab I suspect there's a pretty good chance that he has a problem *right now*.

The 60-page document, obtained by Gawker.com, outlines Brooke's take if the marriage ends. Among the payouts ... there's a marriage signing bonus of $500,000. For the first 10 years, Brooke gets $300,000 for every year she's married. The couple was married May 30, 2008.